What are the common varieties of coffee in Angola? How should I drink Angolan coffee?

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Coffee is one of the largest agricultural products in Angola.

It was not until 1973 that Angola was the third largest coffee producer controlled by Portugal. During his tenure as president of Eurico de Azevedo Noronha of the Institute of Angola, Angolan coffee maintained excellent quality until his death in 1973.

The cultivation and production of coffee has contributed significantly to the economy of the north-west of Angola, including the province of Uige. The Portuguese began to produce coffee in the 1830s and soon became a cash crop; the popular crop grown in about 2000 Angolan plantations, mainly by the Portuguese, is robusta coffee. In the 1970s, Angola was one of the largest coffee producers in Africa. However, the civil war independent of Portuguese rule destroyed coffee plantations, and many coffee agronomists migrated to Brazil as the coffee plants grown in the plantations became wild bushes. The restoration of plantations has been going on since 2000, but the investment required to replace 40-year-old non-productive plants is estimated at US $230 million. With the opening of new roads, industrial activities in the province are taking shape.

Angola Robusta Coffee

The country of Angola is famous for its excellent robusta coffee, which provides a pleasant neutral taste in brewed cups. As this kind of coffee is relatively rare, it is difficult to find wine tasting notes. This coffee variety has long been popular in Portugal and Spain in southern Europe.

The quality of this reputation has become less consistent in recent years due to the lack of stability in Angola and the problems affecting Angolan coffee farms. Current complaints about the quality defects of Angolan coffee include the apparently outdated taste and the lack of moisture content and yellowish color of coffee beans.

If Angola can improve its coffee production and restore consistent quality, the product will have access to off-the-shelf markets in North America and Europe, but whether the revival of the Angolan coffee industry will happen remains to be seen.

The country of Angola is located in southern Africa, bordering Congo, Zambia, Namibia and the South Atlantic. Angola has an area of about 480, 000 square miles, about twice the size of Texas, and a population of about 10 million.

The Angolan coffee industry was once dominated by large coffee plantations, accounting for about 70 per cent of the country's annual coffee production. These large coffee farms include coffee processing facilities, which are mainly managed by Portuguese settlers.

Many of the large coffee plantations in Angola were nationalized after the country achieved independence and the new farm managers lacked the expertise of previous managers.

At the same time getting enough labour is a problem and the supply of coffee (such as fertilizers) exceeds demand resulting in a significant decline in the production of coffee plants.

When Angolan coffee farms in many states were privatized in the 1990s, many coffee plantations were subdivided. Farmers have encountered great difficulties in restoring old coffee farms and have been hampered by a lack of security in the ongoing civil unrest.

The difficulty of cultivating coffee in Angola

During the war, many coffee farms were abandoned, and some coffee farms are still plagued by mines, left unattended and coffee crops unharvested.

Many ancient Angolan coffee plantations are also plagued by poor care for coffee plants, many of which are very old and may be affected by coffee diseases and pests. There is also a lack of banking system and credit as well as infrastructure to support farmers.

Generally speaking, Angolan coffee is organically grown, but the lack of infrastructure and interest in the country means that there is currently no organically certified coffee.

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